Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has stayed the bail granted to West Bengal ministers Subrata Mukherjee and Firhad Hakim, TMC MLA Madan Mitra, and former Kolkata mayor Sovan Chatterjee. The accused must stay in judicial custody of CBI.
Earlier, Bankshall Court granted bail to the 4 accused after CBI arrested them in reference to the 2016 Narada sting operation case.
CBI moved to Calcutta High Court difficult the prior order whereas stating that they’re unable to work correctly and that their investigation is getting affected. The subsequent listening to within the matter will happen on Wednesday, nineteenth May.
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TMC has alleged that CBI is taking part in foul. Meanwhile, as per inputs, the 4 accused Subrata Mukherjee, Firhad Hakim, Madan Mitra, and Sovan Chatterjee can be despatched to presidency jail. The 4 can be stored in numerous rooms within the custody till the subsequent listening to which is on Wednesday.
Previously, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had mentioned that the court docket will determine on the matter whereas expressing disappointment over the arrests. The TMC supremo made these remarks after popping out of the CBI’s workplace at Nizam Palace in south Kolkata after almost six hours.
A digital listening to was held at Bank shall Court in Kolkata over the arrests. The accused had been nearly produced from Nizam Palace, earlier than the court docket the place they had been granted bail.
Banerjee, who rushed to the CBI workplace earlier within the day following the arrests, mentioned that she too ought to be arrested.
The TMC supporters later staged a protest in opposition to the arrests and pelted stones on the CBI workplace.
The TMC supporters, who demanded fast launch of the 4 arrested, additionally raised slogans in opposition to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the Centre and West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar.
TMC MP and the Chief Minister’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee mentioned that they may struggle this battle legally.
“I urge everyone to abide by the law & refrain from any activity that violates lockdown norms for the sake of the larger interest of Bengal and its people. We have utmost faith in the judiciary & the battle will be fought legally,” he tweeted.
West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra additionally lambasted the ruling get together on the Centre over the arrests and alleged it to be a “political vendetta after outright rejection” by the individuals within the state meeting polls.
“Utter violation of Democratic Norms & Federalist Polity by Modi-Shah controlled CBI, arresting 2 Bengal Ministers WITHOUT Assembly Speaker’s permission as per protocol. Political Vendetta after outright REJECTION by people of Bengal. Reveals Neo-Fascist mindset of BJP-Sangh Parivar,” he tweeted.
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